Democrats Panicking About Chaotic AZ-01 Primary

July 13, 2026

D.C. Democrats are burning millions of dollars meddling in their AZ-01 primary, but struggling to move the needle.

  • The Cook Political Report wrote that despite a 7-figure “deluge of attack ads” funded by D.C. Democrats, Amish “Shah appears to still have the edge” in AZ-01.
  • Liberal Marlene Galan-Woods was “down six points” at the end of June according to an internal poll.

The fallout: Axios reported a “growing firestorm” over the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee’s “baffling” decision to meddle in the AZ-01 primary.

“So far, D.C. Democrats have spent millions pouring gasoline on this dumpster fire. Democrats’ interference fueled a race to the far-left where Shah, Galan-Woods and Treble all backed massive tax hikes, sanctuary for criminal illegal immigrants and forcing socialist government health care.” – NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen